Character of the American TV series "Close Friends" Brian Kinney - actor Gale Harold

American-Canadian series "Close friends" has become not only a film, but a landmark in modern culture. He does not just talk about homosexual relations - this series shows the society, which in reality are people not of heterosexual orientation. What is their life, what they do, what they like, how they solve problems and cope with the difficulties that overcome them. The show shows that these people are no different from the others. He, thanks to an interesting, realistic plot, unexpected turns and a sincere play of actors, has become incredibly popular. And among people of any orientation.

Main character

The central person is Brian Kinney. A tall, young, smart brunette who has built an excellent career in advertising. Lives in a luxurious loft right in the center of Pittsburgh and leads an active, interesting life - regularly visits the nightclub "Babylon", where he invariably brings his boyfriend home for one night. Brian Kinney is the most coveted man on Liberty Avenue. And he does not deny it. Brian loves himself, his appearance and life. And he does not believe in love, and even more so in the existence of same-sex marriages. Before talking about this character in detail, it is necessary to tell about other heroes, since without this excursion the essence will remain incomprehensible.

About close friends

Naturally, Brian has friends. Michael Novotny is the closest of them, since he is familiar with Brian from the age of 14. Michael works as a manager of the Big Q market, but he dreams of becoming the owner of a comic book store, since he himself is a fan of the series about Captain Astro. Subsequently, his dream comes true, and he, along with Brian, even begins to release his own comics. Michael is experiencing a secret love affair for his close friend, while trying to find a soul mate, because he knows that Kinney does not believe in such feelings. Later, Michael meets his love - Ben Bruckner, with whom they adopt a teenager Hunter. He is, like Ben, HIV-positive. The boy tried to make a living by prostitution, and met Ben just by offering him services. He refused and just invited him home for dinner and conversation. Hunter, by the way, is heterosexual.

Emmett Hanikatt is an open gay who is very proud of his orientation. Kind, cheerful and somewhat cutesy, first worked as a designer, but then he became the organizer of events. There is also a third friend - Ted Schmidt, an accountant with a low self-esteem. He sympathizes with Michael, but he hides it, so as not to destroy friendship. He met with drug addict Blake, unsuccessfully trying to wean him from the addiction. After a while, Ted himself became addicted. Life went downhill, but as a result, he managed to cope with the troubles - he gave up the boring job, got a job as an accountant with Brian, performed a plastic surgery and got a "second wind".

The rest of the composition

In parallel, the story of the family of two lesbians - Lindsay and Melanie. They have a son, whom Lindsay gave birth to from Brian. Another great character - Michael's mother - Debbie, a positive woman, strongly supporting gays.

And, finally, the second main character, which should be said at the very beginning - Justin Taylor. The 17-year-old fell in love with Brian and spent one night with him, but the feelings, of course, were unrequited. He is a beginner artist. After Justin's parents find out about his orientation, real chaos begins in his relationship with his family. Justin successfully joins the company of friends of Brian, which he does not like. After a quarrel with his father, Debbie even suggests that he settle in the children's room of Michael, her son. In the end, Justin becomes a full member of the company and achieves the location and feelings of Brian.

Biography

Brian Kinney was born into a family of Irish Catholics. His mother was fanatically believing and, naturally, homophobic. My father drank heavily and even beat up the boy. All this could not but affect the life of a teenager.

His first connection was at the age of 14, with the fizruk. But he did not ruin his life due to his character, received a full scholarship and was disaccustomed to college, and later engaged in advertising business. In the same place, he met with the aforementioned Lindsay, whom he had become very friendly with.

Brian Kinney is a strong personality with a difficult character, but he also has a fear. He is afraid of losing his beauty and youth. Michael and the rest of his friends support him in every way, assuring that Brian will remain attractive forever.

Relations

For a long time, up to his 30th birthday, neither in love nor in a serious relationship did Brian Kinney believe. Justin Taylor turned his life upside down. Let not immediately, but then he realizes that this young promising artist has also sunk into his soul. But even experiencing feelings, Brian hides them under his self-confidence, narcissism and sarcastic behavior.

For five seasons, the relationship develops very dynamically - the couple goes through a lot. Through quarrels, betrayals, misunderstandings. But in the fifth season everything is getting better. The main character, finally, fully aware of what it means for what is happening. And makes Justin a proposal to officially confirm their relationship. First, the young man refuses, which obviously shock both the protagonist and the viewer. But Brian understands the reason for this behavior. So he buys a country house, brings Justin there, then again repeats his offer and receives consent.

Preparations for the celebration are in full swing. However, then the viewer is not at all about the finale that was to be expected. Both partners understand something very important. Justin realizes that Brian for his sake is betraying himself and his own principles. And he, in turn, understands that his chosen one is a young and promising artist who voluntarily refuses from a brilliant future. As a result, everything breaks down. This is the most stressful moment in the series - a tragic, dramatic farewell, filled with pain and tears. Before the eyes of heroes and viewers, all memories sweep: those happy moments that are experienced, the joys that divided each other, scenes full of hopes and desires. Undoubtedly, everyone would like this in his life.

Justin goes to college. And Bryan goes to "Babylon" to his friends, who are struck by the news more than he does. Everything ends just as it began.

About the actor

Of course, it is worth mentioning about the actor who played such an interesting and complex personality as Brian Kinney. Gail Harold's birthday is July 10 (1969). He graduated from the American University in Washington, and then went to San Francisco. There he began to study photography and began to study at the School of Arts. Gail is a very versatile person - he even tried himself as an auto mechanic, working for Ducati.

In 1997 he, on the advice of his friend, began to try himself as an actor. And it was in 2000 that his finest hour came. Then the channel Showtime announced a set of actors in the series "Close friends" (in the original name sounds like Queer as Folk). It is interesting that all the roles have already been distributed. But the shooting was impossible to start, because it was not clear who he is - Brian Kinney? Actor Gale Harold successfully passed the test and became it. Strangely enough, there were no suitable candidates. Producers Ron Cowan and Dan Lipman said that they were ready to tear their hair off: it's already Friday, the actor still does not exist, and on Monday the shooting starts! Moreover, casting agencies, because of the homophobia developed at that time, boycotted the project of the series. And suddenly the director of the casting called and said the phrase: "Get ready, he's here!" Then Gale Harold entered the studio. Lympan and Cowan did not believe their eyes - so Brian Kinney was found. The actor perfectly coped with the role - it's hard to deny it. Particularly surprising is how sincere his game was and how he got used to the image. After all, Gale - natural and character is a completely different person.

Phrases deserving attention

In the series "Close Friends", each series can be disassembled into quotes. Brian Kinney, Justin, Emmett, Debbie, Lindsay - all of them can be quoted. Take, for example, the phrase: "There is nothing wrong with getting what you need." This was said by Brian Ted in one of their conversations. He replied that this was only his manifesto. Brian retorted: "It could be a general manifesto, if people had the honesty to admit it." In such phrases, in fact, the character of Kinney is very successfully revealed.

Or, for example, this statement: "Do you want to settle the score? I'll tell you how. Be so unrealistic as you can be. Collect all your aggression and put it into work. And may you have a maximum of money, power and sex. Believe me, nothing infuriates heterosexuals more than a successful gay. "

And the fact that this character is sarcastic and ironic, successfully demonstrate such phrases in the dialogues:

"You know, you're a terrible influence on people!"

- I try my best.

And, finally, another interesting idea. She was pronounced by Brian when Justin said he needed it: "It's you who just think so. Because you were taught to think like that. That we need someone. All this is not so. You - that's who you need. Only you. After all, you are the only one who has you. "

In fact, the speech of Brian and other heroes is often abundantly covered with abusive words and jargon. But it only adds great brightness, expresses phrases and makes them real, alive, sincere.

Despite the specifics, the series "Close friends" can teach a lot. Relation to people, to life, to different situations. From the main characters you can learn many good qualities. And this is only a small part of what this wonderful series is good for.